RT Journal
A1 STREETE BG, STULL FE, JR.
T1 KArtagener's syndrome
JF A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
JO A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
YR 1959
FD July 1
VO 79
IS 1
SP 156
OP 157
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320070160028
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320070160028
AB The purpose of this paper is to report a case of Kartagener's syndrome. The occurrence of situs inversus and bronchiectasis was first noted in 1904 by Siewert,4 who described a case of situs inversus in a 20-year-old youth. The triad of situs inversus, bronchiectasis, and paranasal sinusitis has been more fully described by Adams and Churchill.1 Kartagener2 reported 11 cases in 1933 and 1935.The reason for the occurrence of bronchiectasis in patients who have situs inversus has never been explained, but the associated higher incidence has been clearly shown.3Report of Case
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